RIVA TNT2

The RIVA TNT2 is a graphics processing unit manufactured by Nvidia starting in early 1999. The chip is codenamed "NV5" because it is the 5th graphics chip design by Nvidia, succeeding the RIVA TNT (NV4). RIVA is an acronym for Real-time Interactive Video and Animation accelerator. The "TNT" suffix refers to the chip's ability to work on two texels at once (TwiN Texel). Nvidia removed RIVA from the name later in the chip's lifetime.

Nvidia RIVA TNT2
Top: A RIVA TNT2 GPU
Bottom: A RIVA TNT2 card
Release dateMarch 1999 (March 1999)
CodenameNV5
ArchitectureFahrenheit
Cards
Entry-levelVanta, M64
Mid-rangeTNT2, Pro
High-endTNT2 Ultra
API support
DirectXDirect3D 6.0
OpenGLOpenGL 1.2
History
PredecessorRIVA TNT
SuccessorGeForce 256
Support status
Unsupported
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